Morse, Feierabend in first wave of callups

The Mariners, who had hinted that they wanted to keep the promotion of minor leaguers in September to a minimum, will instead add 10 players to the roster.

Six of them will be on hand Saturday. Promoted from Triple-A Tacoma will be outfielders Mike Morse and Charlton Jimerson, catcher Rob Johnson and pitchers Ryan Feierabend and John Parrish, both lefties. Right-hander Sean White will be activated from the 60-day disabled list.

Saturday is the first day the roster limit is increased from 25 to 40 players. On Tuesday (Sept. 4), the day after the triple-A season ends, outfielders Jeremy Reed and Wladimir Balentien, infielder Nick Green and catcher Jeff Clement all will join the club in Yankee Stadium.

To make room on the roster for all these moves, Seattle had to open up four spots on the 40-man roster, which they did by outrighting infielder Oswaldo Navarro, lefty pitcher Jake Woods, catcher Rene Rivera and outfielder Mike Wilson.

It’s not a bad list, but it seems that most of those promoted — the hitters at least — will just gather dust. Manager John McLaren doesn’t use his bench much now, though, so just how much these guys ill play is open to debate.

Along the way, catching coordinator Roger Hansen (Tuesday) and Double-A West Tennessee manager Eddie Rodriguez (next Friday) will join the coaching staff through Sept. 16. On Sept. 17, those two will be replaced by Darren Brown and Terry Pollriesz, the manager and coach, respectively, of Triple-A Tacoma.